Samsung Research America is looking for a researcher to advance the field of robotics through cutting-edge research and development, focusing on developing advanced technologies for intelligent robotic systems capable of manipulation, navigation, and complex reasoning for high-impact application areas.
Requirements
- 3+ years’ post-graduate experience conducting state-of-the-art robotics R&D
- Strong research track-record including multiple first-author publications at top-tier venues in robotics or related fields, e.g., CoRL, ICRA, RAL, RSS, CVPR, ICML
- Comprehensive understanding of the fundamentals of robotics, machine learning, and computer vision
- Demonstrated experience implementing and testing complex integrated behaviors on simulated and real robots
- Knowledgeable of tools and processes for ML model development, tuning, evaluation, and deployment
- Familiarity with PyTorch, TensorFlow, C++, ROS, and CUDA
Responsibilities
- Conduct state-of-the-art research to push boundaries of emerging fields of robotics and embodied intelligence, on topics such as robotics foundation models, vision-language-action (VLA) models, vision language models (VLMs), open-world 3D perception, dexterous manipulation, and multimodal (vision, tactile, audio, semantic) data fusion
- Work with the team to design and implement research prototypes and technology demonstrators on robotic platforms
- Work within cross-functional, cross-divisional teams and assist in the design, analysis and performance evaluation from concept to completion
- Provide technical leadership and assist in shaping R&D priorities by following up-to-date scientific research and communicating key developments
- Generate patents and scientific research papers for top-tier publication venues
Other
- PhD degree in CS/EE/Robotics or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Excellent verbal communication and writing skills to effectively represent the derived results and technical concepts developed in the course of the work
- Disclosure of Trade Secrets: Samsung has a strict policy on trade secrets. In applying to Samsung and progressing through the recruitment process, you must not disclose any trade secrets of a current or previous employer.
- This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, and frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.
